Toy detonator



(No Model.)

H. H. WESLER. TOY DETONATOR Patented Apr. 14, 1 891.

. WEBER HE H NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY H. WESLER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

TOY DETONATO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 450,345, dated April 14, 1891.

Application filed May 13, 1890. Serial No. 351,658- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY H. WVEsLER, a citizen of the United States, residing atNewark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Detonators; and I do hereby declare the followingtobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

. The object of this inventionis to provide a simple, cheap, and attractive toy detonator to be operated by inserting one end of the device in the mouth and blowing therein, and thus exploding the cap or cartridge.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several figures, Figure 1 represents a plan view of my improved detonator. Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal section taken through linea; of said Fig. 1. Fig. 3 representsatransverse section, enlarged, taken through line y of the same figure; and Fig. eljs a detail in plan, enlarged, of a-certain cylinder which forms a part of the device.

In said drawings, a, indicates a tube which is contracted near one end thereof, forming an annular shoulder a or inwardly-projecting stop, against which the end of a cylinder or plunger, hereinafter mentioned, is adapted to impinge and be prevented from escaping at the open end a through which the air is forced in operating said plunger or cylinder.

b indicates an anvil or shoulder which is carried by an arm 0, secured to the opposite end of said tube, said anvil or shoulder being as large or a little larger in circumference than said tube andlocated at a short distance from the end thereof, as shown.

(1 indicates ashort cylinder which fits snugly but works freely in said tube, and serves,

.' when blown against by the user with sufficient force, to explode the Wafer-like cap or cartridge which lies against the shoulder or anvil b. The space between the end of said plunger andthe open end of said tube is unoccupied, eXcept by air, thereby allowing a free and unobstructed movement of said plunger within said tube longitudinally in both directions.

The device is operated as follows: The cylinder being drawn up by the breath or by tilting the tube to the position shown in Fig. 2, the cartridge is fixed in position against the anvil b, when by blowing with sudden and sufficient force in the mouth of the tube the cylinder is thereby driven against the cartridge and causes it to explode, as willbeunderstood.

The anvil is provided with a guard or guards e to keep the cartridge from slipping out of its seat against the anvil, and the space between the latter and the end of the tube per mits the anvil to be easily kept clean.

If preferred, the annular shoulder a may be dispensed with and the mouth of the tube may be slightly contracted instead to keep the cylinder from accidentally flying into the mouth of the operator, as will be understood.

By this improvement at plunger shank or rod and aspringfor actuating the plunger are dispensed with, thereby reducing the cost of manufacture.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new is- The improved toy detonator herein described, consisting of a tube having an open air-inlet at one end and an anvil at the other, and a plunger movable in said'tube under the power derived from air forced through said air-inlet, substantially as and for the pur poses set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 22d day of April, 1890.

HENRY H. WESLER. Witnesses:

OSCAR A. ll/IIOHEL, CHAS. R. MICHEL. 

